Patrick Henry -"Give me Liberty or Give me death!"
"It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" (Henry 3).
Reflection:
In Patrick Henry's speech, he appeals to his speakers by using logic, ethics and emotion. He persudaes his crowd by saying that it is only logical to go to war. He continually uses connotation, rhetorical questions and repitition.
Diary:
Dear Diary, I ahve been drafted into this Revolutionary War. It is said to make the world's difference.
Source: "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" By Patrick Henry
Source: "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" By Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine - Selection from "The Crisis”
"I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent. Neither have I so much of the infidel in me, as to suppose that He has relinquished the government of the world, and given us up to the care of devils; and as I do not, I cannot see on what grounds the king of Britain can look up to heaven for help against us: a common murderer, a highwayman, or a house-breaker, has as good a pretence as he" (Paine 2).
Reflection:
In Paine's piece, his propaganda
Diary:
I have been in this war for 3 long months. Everytime I feel like we are losing I read my "Crisis" pamphlet to raise my morale. I know that I am helping my country and although we have bloodshed, we will have freedom. I want to break away from England forever. God be witht he Patriots!
Source: "The Crisis" By Thomas Paine
Both Men
-What do these men have in common?
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Social dialogue?
Reflection/Diary - could be expanded -
Mic.
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